Introduction to Mini-Series: Autonomous weapon systems and ethics October 4, 2017 2 mins read Autonomous Weapons / Law and Conflict / Weapons Autonomous weapon systems & the dictates of public conscience: An ethical basis for human control? On 28–29 August 2017, the ICRC convened a ...
War in cities: How to treat the disease without killing the patient? September 26, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Review-related / Sexual Violence Vincent Bernard Fighting in cities today causes immense suffering, massive displacement and enormous reconstruction costs. How can ...
Out of balance: Global counter-terrorism & the laws of war September 15, 2017 6 mins read Counterterrorism / Religion Stéphane Ojeda In recent years, the UN Security Council has strengthened its global counter-terrorism (CT) framework, perhaps more so than at any point since 9/11. ...
Messaging apps: the way forward for humanitarian communication? July 25, 2017 6 mins read Analysis / Humanitarian Action / New Technologies / Technology in Humanitarian Action Andrea Lunt Originally published on the Devpolicy Blog. Also available on Medium. *** Messaging apps – such ...
Old pains, new demons: Thinking torture and dignity today July 7, 2017 7 mins read Humanitarian Action / Interviews / Torture Brad Evans What is torture today? How should we respond to it? On the occasion of the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture, ...
‘Supersoldiers’: Ethical concerns in human enhancement technologies July 3, 2017 7 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Adam Henschke Modern technologies that actively seek to combine bio, nano, info and neuro elements can give us the ability to ‘enhance’ human beings in ...
What You Need to Know About Urban War June 22, 2017 7 mins read Humanitarian Action / Law and Conflict / Primers Trevor Keck We have seen extraordinary suffering in urban wars in the Middle East in recent years. We have heard stories of people in besieged ...
Values worth fighting for: The Additional Protocols at 40 June 8, 2017 8 mins read Jérôme Massé & Yves Sandoz Today, the Protocols additional to the Geneva Conventions of 1949 turn 40. Looking at the road travelled and the way ahead, they stand ...
A global ban on nuclear weapons: Are we there yet? May 24, 2017 12 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / Weapons Melina Lito In the heart of the Cold War, nuclear weapons were the central issue of international peace and security debates, with a devastating nuclear ...
The Thirty Years’ War: The first modern war? May 23, 2017 15 mins read Pascal Daudin In 1618, the first in a series of conflicts broke out in Northern Europe, sparking three decades of violence, famine and disease that ...
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Space law revisited (3/3): The regime of international liability in space April 27, 2017 10 mins read Analysis / Law and Conflict / New Technologies Pavle Kilibarda Outer space is becoming an arena for technological shows of force – whether by deployment of spy satellites or testing of weapons. What ...
